KCR asks staff to talk in Telangana dialect

Hyderabad: KCR, the Chief Minister of Telangana has asked officials to communicate in Telugu for the convenience of the public. He said that he and the entire Telangana society would be happier if officials spoke Telugu in the Telangana dialect and asked them to avoid English when they communicated with lower cadre officials or commoners.

KCR told the officials while addressing Irrigation department engineers here on Thursday “Try to speak in the Telangana dialect. I would be happier if you did that. Even Telangana society would feel happy as people would be at ease understanding you.”

KCR while stating the importance of communication and its major contribution in the successful achievement of government program, has said, "Our communication should be so simple that people should feel at ease and understand it perfectly. I have been adopting this for long. I request you all to do the same."

Further, KCR advised higher-level officials to avoid speaking in English during workshops, seminars or meetings conducted with their department staff attending from remote areas of the state. He said, "They find it difficult to understand if you speak in English. These meetings do not serve any purpose if we fail to communicate our aims and objectives in a manner in which they can understand properly and easily."